my coop made with car port frame

[dulce]

As far as a predator digging under, I have a couple ideas.
1. Bury concrete blocks, boards, plywood or metal sheets around the coop.
2. My wife had the idea to attach a piece of 3-4 feet deep wire to the bottom of the coop and just lay it flat on the ground. I would probably burry the end so my kids don't trip on it. We think predators would not be able to dig through the wire and would not be smart enough to back up 3 feet to where the wire begins.
We will see which one is actually more feasible.

The recycled materials were definitely a bonus! This coop actually ended up costing very little because I did a clean up job for my brother-in-laws rental property and found lots of usable wood, windows, and metal sheeting.

 

[DonnaMac]

We actually have 2 projects underway and one will help to provide the materials for the other.
We are residing our house and it has a lot of wood as well as old siding on it. We're completely removing the old stuff and replacing with new straight onto the frame of the house, so all the wood/ siding etc will be used to build the coop and possibly a shed too. (The focus is the coup, so we'll use the best pieces for that first).
We were quite disappointed with the idea of having to replace the siding and then have all of this waste, but with the ideas we've seen on this site. Well be able to recycle the majority of it, so we don't feel as bad about it now.

 

[dulce]

The windows are gloss

 

[enola]

Glass??

 

[rambotex]

Great stuff; thanks for sharing.

 

[dulce]

yes sorry its Glass.

 

[enola]

I like this design! Your pictures are perfect for helping someone copy your design. You wouldn't mind if we copied it would you?

 

[roseyred]

So cool!!' Camt wait to see the finished product! Very creative

 

[dulce]

Of course not. its there to help someone out have fun with it.

 

[HotWingsHoulihen]

Any updates on this coop? I am looking to start a similar project and I am curious as to how the frame stood up to the weather.